ESPN To Offer Extensive Coverage Of 2018 NFL Draft

April 20, 2018 by: admin

Courtesy: ESPN

By Philip Sayblack

The 2018 NFL Draft is less than a week away, and ESPN will have extensive coverage of this year’s draft from beginning to end.

This year’s broadcast of the draft marks the 39th consecutive year that ESPN will cover the draft. It all begins with dual coverage of Round 1 next Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. Trey Wingo will anchor ESPN’s broadcast of Round 1. He will be joined by Draft Analyst Mel Kiper, Jr., ESPN NFL Front OFfice Insider Louis Riddick and ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit in his draft debut.

On ESPN2, Rece Davis will anchor College Football Primetime at the NFL Draft presented by Courtyard. The broadcast is a college football themed presentation of Round 1. Joining Davis for the broadcast will be College GameDay‘s Desmond Howard and David Pollack alongside ESPN college football analysts Joey Galloway and Booger McFarland. Tom Rinaldi and Maria Taylor will also make appearances on the broadcast.

ESPN will also have reporters embedded with some of the teams throughout Round One. Josina Anderson will be embedded with the Cleveland Browns while Diana Russini will be in the New York Giants’ camp. Sal Paolantonio will be with the New York Jets while Jeff Darlington will be with the Buffalo Bills.

Rounds 2 and 3 will be simulcast April 27 on ESPN and ESPN2 while Rounds 4-7 will air April 28 on ABC and and ESPN. Trey Wingo will anchor broadcast of Rounds 2 – 7. He will be joined in each broadcast by Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay, Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter.

The full broadcast schedule for the ESPN networks’ coverage of the 2018 NFL Draft is noted below.

ESPN Programming Originating from the NFL Draft in Arlington, Texas:

Date

Time (ET)

Show

Network(s)

Thu, Apr 26

6 a.m.

Golic and Wingo

ESPN Radio, ESPNEWS*

3 p.m.

NFL Live Presented by Corona Extra

ESPN

5 p.m.

College GameDay Built by The Home Depot

ESPN

7 p.m.

NFL Draft Countdown presented by ZipRecruiter

ESPN

8 p.m.

2018 NFL Draft Presented by Courtyard

(Round 1)

ESPN, ESPN Radio

8 p.m.

College Football Primetime at The NFL Draft presented by Courtyard (Round 1)

ESPN2

8 p.m.

2018 NFL Draft (Round 1 in Spanish)

ESPN Deportes

Fri, Apr 27

6 a.m.

Golic and Wingo

ESPN Radio, ESPNEWS*

3 p.m.

NFL Live Presented by Corona Extra

ESPN

5 p.m.

College GameDay Built by The Home Depot

ESPN

6 p.m.

NFL Draft Countdown presented by ZipRecruiter

ESPN

7 p.m.

2018 NFL Draft Presented by Courtyard

(Rounds 2-3)

ESPN/ESPN2,

ESPN Radio

7 p.m.

2018 NFL Draft (Round 2 in Spanish)

ESPN App

Sat, Apr 28

12 p.m.

2018 NFL Draft Presented by Courtyard

(Rounds 4-7)

ESPN, ABC

*Golic and Wingo will also be simulcast on ESPN2 from 6-7 a.m. ET.

Along with coverage on television, ESPN will offer coverage online and on the radio for those who won’t be near a television during the draft. Coverage will stream simulcast on the ESPN App. Extra bonus content will also be available on ESPN+.

ESPN Radio will carry coverage of Round 1-3 starting April 26 at 7 p.m. ET and April 27 at 6 p.m. with Dari Nowkhah at the helm. Nowkhah will be joined by Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN NFL Front Office Insider Bill Polian, reporter Ian Fitzsimmons and retied NFL star (and current ESPN new York 98.7 FM host) Chris Canty for additional commentary throughout. Freddie Coleman will host post-draft coverage both nights at 11:30 p.m.

As if all of that coverage is not enough, ESPN Deportes will carry coverage of Round 1 while Round 2 will be available in Spanish via the ESPN App. Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega and Miguel Pascal will be on hand for the broadcasts. They will be joined by Alba Galindo and Keneth Garay will have additional commentary along with reporter Carlos Nava who will report live from inside AT&T Stadium.

ESPN International will carry coverage of the draft in Latin America, Brazil, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, The Pacific Islands, Canada (on TSN), and Africa (on Kwese). All three days of the draft will air on ESPN International in Mexico and Central America, with the first two days being broadcast entirely in Spanish.

Only the first day of the draft will be carried in Spanish throughout South America, save for Brazil, where the first two days will be broadcast in Portugese. All three days will be broadcast live across the Caribbean and Pacific Rim.

All broadcasts will be simulcast online via broadband players in Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands. Viewers in the Caribbean and Spanish-speaking Latin America can stream the draft online via ESPN Play.

More information on the ESPN networks’ coverage of the 2018 NFL Draft is available online now along with all of the latest NFL headlines at: